Chandra Gupta Maurya

Chandra Gupta Maurya (321 B.C to 297 B.C):

-Chandra Gupta Maurya was the founder of the first empire of Indian History, the Mauryan Empire, at 25 years of age.

-Chanakya or Vishnu Gupta or Kautilya, brought him up got him educated at Taxila.

-Established the dynasty at Pataliputra in 321 B.C. by defeating Dhana Nanda of the Nanda Dynasty

-By 312 B.C. occupied the entire region north of Narmada River.

-Fought Seleukos Nicator in 305 B.C,

-Received Megasthenes as Seleukos ambassador to the Mauryan Court.

-According to Jaina tradition, Chandragupta adopted Jainism, abdicated the throne in favour of his son, Bindusara & breathed his last at Shravanabelagola.